Inadequate, or lack of, restorative sleep is probably the number one health problem in the country today. The reasons vary from excess stress, social networking, improper diet, and inability to quiet the mind. For most people, to deal with the excessive fatigue, they drink beverages that contain excessive caffeine, such as Red Bull, or lots [...]
This is an area that is often not mentioned and is a vital part of recovery. I do not believe that if I hadn’t had the love and support of friends, colleagues and my family that I would have experienced the same recovery. In the past month, I was able to see my friend of [...]
Low Energy Neurofeedback System (LENS): I had heard about this approach years ago, and even have spoken with Len Ochs numerous times over the course of my 20 years of recovery. Yet, the approach was so different from what I knew and my cognitive ability would not allow me to grasp this method. Then, in [...]
There are many products and methods for treating severe headaches, especially migraines, which are common with traumatic brain injury. My training in hypnosis has helped many people over the course of my 31 years in private practice as a health psychologist. However, with TBI and stroke, the ability to concentrate for long periods of time [...]
Two years ago I was introduced to a new patient with Locked-In Syndrome. He had a massive coronary that caused global brain damage that resulted in his inability to move any of his muscles voluntarily. As part of my “5-prong approach” and integrative approach used by our brain rehabilitation team, a program was developed specifically [...]
I recently received an E-mail asking about a possible relationship and marriage from someone with a TBI and its affect upon the relationship. What I wrote back was the following: How TBI affects someone is determined, in most cases, by gender, age of injury, family background and coping ability. Women, who tend to be self-reliant, [...]
As you know, since Feb 28th when there was a major power outage, I’ve had just a “Tad”–30 hours of dealing with the consequences of the impact to my “Internet Router” and Computer system. Meanwhile, the main office computer has been shutting down for no apparent reason. I never thought it had anything to do [...]
Biofeedback for Treatment of Headache In the Spring 2003 newsletter of ‘Headache’ put out by the American Council for Headache Education, there is an excellent article about the use of biofeedback for headaches. Yet, everyday people are taking more and more medications with little or no results.
Brain Computer Interface: Methods of Communicating When You Are Unable To ~ In an earlier posting, I mentioned the technology of Neuro Sky and their Star War Jedi Trainer. What I failed to mention was that 2 years ago I met Ray Caamano of iCap Technologies who makes the iCap. This has a dry [...]